Who is Classic World Travel?
Classic World Travel is a midsize travel agency. We are incorporated in the state of Georgia and are a privately held corporation. Our agency is affiliated with American Express Travel Network the world’s largest travel agency network with over 1700 locations worldwide. As an affiliate of American Express Travel Network we have the ability to work with affiliates in other parts of the country or world. Our fellow American Express Travel Network affiliates are equally committed to providing the same quality of service that we deliver in our hometown. Our agency is equipped with the most sophisticated, state-of-the-art reservations systems to provide you with the most accurate information in planning your travel arrangements. We are electronically linked to the American Express Travel Emergency Travel Service.
Business Travel Profiles
Our objective in handling your travel plans is to provide you with the very best service in an expeditious manner so you can get back to your own business. That's why our employees build business traveler profiles on your employees. By including a travelers preference for seat assignments, meal service, hotel or car rentals in their profiles, we eliminate the need for a lot of repetitive basic information and consequently reduce the time your employees have to spend on the phone. We can also use several different credit cards to guarantee your hotel or car reservations (Particular cards at certain hotels yield extra points) automatically.
Direct Access to Car and Hotel Reservations Services
Our reservations system can help you plan a smooth trip by providing you with particular information on a hotel or car company. Our agents will be able to advise whether a car rental company is on or off airport grounds or if a hotel property is close to a city center or if valet services are available.
Confirmation and Documentation
Most air, car, hotel and rail reservations can be confirmed immediately while you are on the phone.
E-mail
Every agent has an e-mail address.
Corporate Travel Management Controls
As your company’s travel requirements become greater and more diverse, there is also a growing need to develop more management information to monitor expenses more effectively. That's why in addition to providing you with the general travel agency functions like reservations and ticketing, our business office can develop comprehensive reports that will detail your travel expenses as specified by your company. Different reporting parameters can serve a variety of needs:
Chronological Format
Identifies travel patterns by time periods. This can be helpful in overall budget and cash flow projections.
Cost Center and Location Format
Describes travel expenses by department or location and within those locations by individuals or groups of personnel.
Project Format
Helps you consolidate the travel costs for special activities, which may cross-interdepartmental lines.
Service Class Category Format
The ability to monitor company travel polices for employees in different categories. It also provides you with an opportunity to reduce travel expenses without reducing frequency of travel.
Special Reports
Our business staff is prepared to meet with your organization and define the reporting parameters necessary for your business. They are there to help you do your job most effectively.
Credit Card System
Our professionals can help you select the credit card system that offers you an additional method of managing corporate travel expenses. Most major credit card systems now offer business travel accounts that provide a single tracking vehicle for all travel expenses. A corporate travel card reduces the need for cash advances that provides an improvement in your ready cash position. It can also provide a company with vendor/supplier analysis, which can become valuable in future, negotiations with specific suppliers.
Corporate Rate Hotel Program
Our agency has access to corporate and preferred rate properties worldwide. These savings are passed on to our corporate travelers when staying at these properties. We can negotiate rates at specific hotels.
Meeting and Conventions
As an affiliate of American Express Travel Network, we are fully capable of handling plans for conventions of small, medium and even large companies on a local or nationwide basis. Along with our national convention planning services, we provide all the necessary guidance to ensure that your meetings are executed flawlessly.
Blocked Space Accommodations
Hotel and airline space can be blocked and coordinated as the requirements of your group evolve. Additionally, because of our national buying power, we are able to negotiate the lowest available airfares and rates for your organization.
Incentive Travel Management
Incentives are the best tools to achieve your company's objective in sales, productivity and profit. The reward of travel has always been one that motivates employees to make that extra effort. Whether you use travel or travel and merchandising together, our agency is equipped to do the job for you. From conception to implementation and management, our staff will work closely with you to put together the program that is right for your company.
Emergency Travel Service
Our agency believes that client servicing doesn't stop when we close our doors at night. That's why we are associated with American Express Travel Emergency Service a 24 hours reservations service that has a direct computer access to all of your travelers' itineraries.
Inbound Toll Free
For your Convenience, Travel Helpline provides your travelers with both toll free domestic and international numbers for 24-hour assistance.
Web Page
Classic World Travel’s web page is fully operational. We have an online cruise request forms, client profile form, and travel request forms that are automatically sent via e-mail to the proper agent.
Pleasure Travel Specialists
Many travel agencies today tend to specialize in one segment of your travel needs. We are committed to helping meet the full range of your travel requirements.
Cruises
One of the finest overall vacation values today is cruising. Accommodations, entertainment and transportation are all rolled into one package. But each cruise line has its own personality and our agents are experienced in matching a cruise to you personal interests.
Tours
We have developed a select list of preferred tour operators whom we feel confident in recommending because of their adherence to quality and value. We constantly monitor their services to make sure your travel experience is a memorable one.
Railroad Tickets
In addition to airline reservations, our agency is fully capable of reserving and issuing tickets for Amtrak and a variety of international rail systems.